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we're the party of growing the economy. they want to grow the economy top down from washington. we want to grow the economy bottom up where you live, where you work, where you invest. we're not the party of austerity. we're the party of more economic growth. that's the big change from what you have heard from republicans in washington. >> we understand that the rnc chair re-elected to another two-year term. he's now appointed a task force to come up with ways that republicans can reach out to minorities. what needs to happen concretely here? >> democrats have a strategy for getting minority votes. that's identity politics. you're a victim and government is here to help. you get more from government from the democratic party. republicans need an alternative to that. it doesn't need to be identity politics. we need to become what we once were which is party for everybody. the party of more for everyone. >> do you believe that's the bottom line message that you are all victims and that's how they appeal to african-americans and latinos. are you serious? >> yes. >> why so? >> the pr
we're the party of growing the economy. they want to grow the economy top down from washington. we want to grow the economy bottom up where you live, where you work, where you invest. we're not the party of austerity. we're the party of more economic growth. that's the big change from what you have heard from republicans in washington. >> we understand that the rnc chair re-elected to another two-year term. he's now appointed a task force to come up with ways that republicans can reach...
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they demanded more political freedom, human rights, better economy, jobs. remarkably hosni mubarak was ousted, victor, two years later many of these people behind us and throughout egypt not happy. they're protesting the current government now and the current president, muhammad morsi. >> we have seen the protests over the two years, especially when muhammad morsi made the power grab as many would call it at the end of 2012. what are these protesters demanding today? >> reporter: well, these are the secularists, the moderates, the liberals who feel they have been squeezed out of the political process. they're concerned about their rights moving forward. we spoke to one of the protesters. here's what she had to say. >> everybody's protesting. what did we get since two years? we got nothing. nothing achieved. >> reporter: the president says be patient. this is part of the process. >> we need a sign, a small thing. >> reporter: you don't think he's given you a sign? >> look at the constitution. look at the constitution. is this a constitution for all egyptians
they demanded more political freedom, human rights, better economy, jobs. remarkably hosni mubarak was ousted, victor, two years later many of these people behind us and throughout egypt not happy. they're protesting the current government now and the current president, muhammad morsi. >> we have seen the protests over the two years, especially when muhammad morsi made the power grab as many would call it at the end of 2012. what are these protesters demanding today? >> reporter:...
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you who do they best integrate into our economy and society? the answer is by bringing them under the rule of law, bringing them into our system, not by pretending they're not here or trying to have this sort of shadow economy of illegal workers. bring them into the system, that's good for everybody. >> one of the things being a columnist you leave a long paper trail, and in 2006 you wrote this about the immigration issue, "immigration since 1980 has raised the total income of native-born americans by no more than a fraction of 1% and because mexican immigrants have much less education than the average u.s. worker they increase the supply of less-skilled labor, driving down the wages of the worst-paid americans." so again from an economic standpoint what will the effects be of bringing these people legally into our economy? >> again the point is all of those negative effects that i talked about, those are happening already, those people are already here and we're not going to send them back and it would be a crime against humanity to try and so
you who do they best integrate into our economy and society? the answer is by bringing them under the rule of law, bringing them into our system, not by pretending they're not here or trying to have this sort of shadow economy of illegal workers. bring them into the system, that's good for everybody. >> one of the things being a columnist you leave a long paper trail, and in 2006 you wrote this about the immigration issue, "immigration since 1980 has raised the total income of...
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refinancing, first time home buyers and, of course, the economy. last month david and grace chu got married. now they're about to close on their dream home. a brand new four bedroom, five bath center hall colonial. >> we're really looking for a new home. >> reporter: this house was on the market for just two weeks before the seller accepted their offer. that's a good sign. more than 30% of all homes sold in december were on the market for less than a month. the average time on the market for all homes, 73 days. >> i try to tell my clients if they really love the home, you know, be ready. be ready for a bidding war. >> reporter: here's what's driving the recovery in home sales. first, jobs. supply and, of course, interest rates. interest rates hovering at 40-year lows. at the same time, rents are rising. >> our rent has literally gone up 40% over the past two years. so i think that has really pushed us in particular to look for a home. >> reporter: the new house moves more money through the economy than the sale of an existing home. >> building new
refinancing, first time home buyers and, of course, the economy. last month david and grace chu got married. now they're about to close on their dream home. a brand new four bedroom, five bath center hall colonial. >> we're really looking for a new home. >> reporter: this house was on the market for just two weeks before the seller accepted their offer. that's a good sign. more than 30% of all homes sold in december were on the market for less than a month. the average time on the...
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. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> bottom of the hour now. i'm randi kaye. >> and i'm victor blackwell. >>> anonymous has declared war on the u.s. government, after hacking website overnight. a letter addressed to citizens of the world, anonymous is threatening chaos if the government doesn't meet their demands, including limiting the power of federal prosecutors to go after and, quote, destroy the lives of hacktivists they apprehend. they say the suicide of aaron swartz is what set off this retaliation. >>> the u.s. anti-doping agency is saying that armstrong must testify within a week if he ever wants that lifetime ban overturned. his lawyer says that's not going to happen. they don't believe they have any power and want to talk to international sports authorities instead. >>> a great week to be in the markets. all three major u.s. indices logged a third straight week of gains, closing at 15 02. it was the first time the index closed above the 1500 mark since 2007. earlier in the
. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> bottom of the hour now. i'm randi kaye. >> and i'm victor blackwell. >>> anonymous has declared war on the u.s. government, after hacking website overnight. a letter addressed to citizens of the world, anonymous is threatening chaos if the government doesn't meet their demands, including limiting the power of federal prosecutors to go after...
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consumers aren't that optimistic about the economy. the consumer confidence index released a few minutes ago shows a sharp drop from last month. it now stands at 58.6%, down from nearly 67% in december. the steep drop, races all the gains made through 2012. an increase in the payroll tax seems to be one of the things that has dampened consumers' enthusiasm. >>> a 16-mile stretch of the mississippi river remains closed near vicksburg because of an oil spill. the coast guard says it has five contracted vessels helping with cleanup and skimming operations. still unclear exactly how many gallons leaked after two barges struck a bridge on sunday morning. the one that started leaking was carrying 80,000 gallons of oil. >>> the boy scouts of america may be closer to changing its long-standing policy barring openly gay members. it's expected to be up for discussion when the group's national board meets next month. the scouts' policy has been heavily criticized, but the leader of the conservative family research council says the scouts will be
consumers aren't that optimistic about the economy. the consumer confidence index released a few minutes ago shows a sharp drop from last month. it now stands at 58.6%, down from nearly 67% in december. the steep drop, races all the gains made through 2012. an increase in the payroll tax seems to be one of the things that has dampened consumers' enthusiasm. >>> a 16-mile stretch of the mississippi river remains closed near vicksburg because of an oil spill. the coast guard says it has...
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at the same time, the economy is really in a shambles. there are almost no tourists to speak of in egypt. so it all adds up to a situation that is highly volatile. >> cnn's ben wedeman live in cairo, thank you very much. >>> 14 minutes after the hour. let's get up to date. high hopes for the hispanic community for president obama's speech on immigration reform. we expect him to take up the issue in a speech at a las vegas high school today. eight senators, four from each party, the so-called gang of eight, unveiled their own first step toward an agreement yesterday. house lawmakers said to be working on a bipartisan plan of their own. >>> convicted arsonist sentenced to death for setting a fire in santa anita, california. it led to five deaths. 31-year-old ricky lee fowler, a meth addict with a violent history, convicted of murder and arson charges last august. >>> chick-fil-la has stopped donating money to gay and lesbian organizations. the georgia-based company caught up in the same-sex marriage debate when their president made controve
at the same time, the economy is really in a shambles. there are almost no tourists to speak of in egypt. so it all adds up to a situation that is highly volatile. >> cnn's ben wedeman live in cairo, thank you very much. >>> 14 minutes after the hour. let's get up to date. high hopes for the hispanic community for president obama's speech on immigration reform. we expect him to take up the issue in a speech at a las vegas high school today. eight senators, four from each party,...
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they want people to deal with the economy and that's not what the republican party did the last time around. i think jindal has a prescription to how to fix it if the republicans are willing to follow it. >> here's the thing. in 2010 when they said washington needs to rein in the spending, we won big, we won huge. in 2012 when the republican party drove the messaging we lost. that tells you something. if we stay focused what is affecting everybody across the country and that is the fiscal issues, it's about jobs, jobs, jobs, i mean we win. that's what we need to stay focused on. >> i will say president obama was re-elected and that means in part to me that people are kind of into big government. >> i don't know about that. >> i disagree. >> i think many were going with the lesser of two evils with their choice at the ballot box, particularly independent voters but what they saw in mitt romney is they didn't have anything in common with him and didn't want to. and that was dividing up the country. 47% here, 47% there. let's have a fight over the nips and scraps and that's not a messag
they want people to deal with the economy and that's not what the republican party did the last time around. i think jindal has a prescription to how to fix it if the republicans are willing to follow it. >> here's the thing. in 2010 when they said washington needs to rein in the spending, we won big, we won huge. in 2012 when the republican party drove the messaging we lost. that tells you something. if we stay focused what is affecting everybody across the country and that is the fiscal...
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a weak economy and joblessness and corruption. how is this president and government going to address these very real problems. many agree that it will have a ripple effect throughout the world. >> from cairo, thank you. democratic senator from connecticut is joining us right now. he is just back from a visit to egypt last week there with a congressional delegation from lindsay graham among others. thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> let's talk about the second anniversary from the overthrow and saw thousands and thousands of people protested president morsi's government in tahrir square. you met with him last week with the congressional delegation. is he someone the u.s. can deal with? >> he is the elected leader of egypt and they have good reason to be in the streets. there is continuing corruption in the egyptian society and government. there very dire economic straights. 40% of the egyptian people make less than $2 a day. there high rates of unemployment and the rights of religious minorities and women are far from secure. f
a weak economy and joblessness and corruption. how is this president and government going to address these very real problems. many agree that it will have a ripple effect throughout the world. >> from cairo, thank you. democratic senator from connecticut is joining us right now. he is just back from a visit to egypt last week there with a congressional delegation from lindsay graham among others. thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> let's talk about the second anniversary...